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Salaries & Cost of Living in Montgomery County, TX

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 24 occupations in Montgomery County, TX.

Jobs listed
24
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Median of medians
$40,375
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,261
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
92%
22 of 24

Pay and cost of living in Montgomery County, TX

Across the 24 occupations we cover in Montgomery County, TX, the middle median salary is $40,375 a year. Pay runs from $22,080 for Waiters and Waitresses up to $119,600 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $97,520. Wages come from the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County, TX has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,261 a month and a two-bedroom $1,497. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $22,199 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,217 a year, and 22 of the 24 occupations listed here (92%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Montgomery County, TX, highest paying first

Showing 1–24 of 24.

Occupations in Montgomery County, TX ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$119,600$92,680$5,873
2Registered Nurses$99,830$78,781$4,715
3Project Management Specialists$99,510$78,556$4,696
4Accountants and Auditors$85,090$68,412$3,851
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,990$54,975$2,731
6Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,500$53,927$2,644
7Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,090$52,821$2,552
8Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,840$47,799$2,133
9Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,750$39,692$1,458
10Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,710$39,660$1,455
11Construction Laborers$41,350$35,353$1,096
12Customer Service Representatives$40,380$34,574$1,031
13Office Clerks, General$40,370$34,566$1,031
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,000$32,662$872
15Stockers and Order Fillers$36,890$31,770$798
16First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,410$31,384$765
17Security Guards$35,460$30,621$702
18Cooks, Restaurant$35,050$30,291$674
19Retail Salespersons$31,340$27,310$426
20Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,650$26,756$380
21Cashiers$29,350$25,711$293
22Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,570$24,279$173
23Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,440$20,878−$110
24Waiters and Waitresses$22,080$19,758−$203